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NY S09123
Bill
Status
5/10/2022
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Addabbo
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AI Summary
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Prohibits any person, corporation, or authority from excavating or placing fill in Jamaica Bay borrow pits or their tributaries at any time.
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Amends Environmental Conservation Law Section 15-0505 to add an exception preventing permits for filling borrow pits, which are deep dredged areas that serve as habitat and temperature regulators for marine life.
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Expands the definition of "fill" to explicitly include dredged material used in filling operations.
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Repeals subdivision 3-a of Section 15-0505, which previously allowed the Department of Environmental Conservation to grant permits for filling Jamaica Bay borrow pits.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Relates to the filling of borrow pits in Jamaica Bay; prohibits the filling in of borrow pits with sediment or fill materials.
Last Action
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
5/10/2022